Court adjourns IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu trial indefinitely
Abdullateef Fowewe
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, has been adjourned indefinitely by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday.
Kanu’s insistence that Justice Nyako is unfit to preside over his case, citing her previous recusal, led to the adjournment.
Kanu, who has been at the center of a controversial terrorism trial, was due to appear before Justice Nyako on February 10, 2025, but made it clear that he no longer recognised her authority.
He challenged her involvement, referencing her prior decision to recuse herself from the case as grounds for her disqualification.
Earlier this year, in January 2025, Kanu took his grievances a step further by filing a formal petition against Justice Nyako before the National Judicial Council, accusing her of judicial misconduct.
The petition added another layer of complexity to a case that has been fraught with delays and legal wrangling.
In a dramatic turn of events, Kanu also called for the transfer of his trial to a Federal High Court in the South-East, should no other judge in Abuja be willing to take over the case, further complicating the legal proceedings.
